MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F057.nam218 Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/nam_218/2508041200F057.nam218 Searching file for grids... Date: 57 hour NAM valid 21Z WED 6 AUG 25 Station: 45.25,-94.98 Latitude: 45.25 Longitude: -94.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 150 SFC 975 369 26.2 22.9 82 3.3 23.8 167 12 301.5 304.9 297.8 355.6 18.33 2 950 601 23.7 20.4 82 3.3 21.3 171 20 301.2 304.2 296.3 348.6 16.11 3 900 1072 20.2 17.3 83 2.9 18.2 191 28 302.4 304.9 295.2 343.6 13.97 4 850 1564 18.3 15.0 81 3.3 16.1 214 35 305.3 307.7 295.1 343.3 12.72 5 800 2083 16.0 13.1 83 3.0 14.1 215 29 308.2 310.5 295.3 344.3 11.90 6 750 2631 13.3 9.4 78 3.8 10.9 234 21 311.0 312.9 294.7 341.5 9.96 7 700 3208 10.2 1.1 53 9.1 5.2 263 18 313.7 314.9 292.4 332.4 5.93 8 650 3820 5.6 -2.1 57 7.8 1.6 287 26 315.3 316.3 292.1 331.3 5.03 9 600 4468 0.4 -5.0 67 5.4 -2.2 284 35 316.6 317.4 291.9 330.7 4.38 10 550 5159 -5.6 -7.7 85 2.2 -6.5 283 39 317.5 318.2 291.7 330.0 3.88 11 500 5898 -11.0 -14.0 78 3.0 -12.1 286 39 319.6 320.1 291.2 328.2 2.58 12 450 6699 -16.4 -21.3 66 4.9 -17.7 281 34 322.7 323.0 291.2 328.0 1.56 13 400 7575 -21.7 -32.8 36 11.2 -23.7 277 34 326.8 327.0 291.5 329.1 0.61 14 350 8545 -28.3 -43.2 23 14.9 -30.0 274 31 330.6 330.7 292.2 331.6 0.24 15 300 9631 -37.3 -49.0 29 11.7 -38.1 266 28 332.8 332.8 292.6 333.4 0.15 16 250 10860 -48.0 -54.5 47 6.5 -48.3 251 26 334.7 334.7 293.1 335.1 0.09 17 200 12299 -56.6 -64.2 38 7.6 -56.8 246 35 343.1 343.1 295.1 343.2 0.03 18 150 14110 -56.5 -80.2 4 23.7 -56.8 261 21 372.7 372.7 301.1 372.8 0.00 19 100 16673 -58.8 -86.5 2 27.6 -59.2 218 6 414.0 414.0 307.0 414.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5748.36 m Freezing level: 596.68 mb = 4514.23 m = 14810.28 ft Wetbulb zero: 628.97 mb = 4086.19 m = 13405.96 ft Precipitable water: 1.77 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 73.93 % Est. max temperature: 31.39 C = 88.51 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 929.82 mb = 787.68 m = 2584.22 ft T: 22.31 C 700-500 lapse rate: 7.87 C/km ThetaE index: 16.26 C Layer 750.0- 400.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 830.08 mb = 1767.43 m = 5798.57 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.22 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.12 C = 88.01 F Cap Strength: 1.26 C Lifted Index: -6.94 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -7.25 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.42 C Showalter Index: -5.57 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.27 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 29.27 C Cross Totals Index: 26.00 C K Index: 35.21 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 558.34 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.99 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 2081.12 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 64.52 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 74.72 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.30 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 884.25 mb = 1223.77 m = 4014.95 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 679.25 mb = 3456.58 m = 11340.34 ft Equ Level (EL): 189.25 mb = 12647.07 m = 41492.50 ft B at Equ Level: 2062.50 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 119.25 mb = 15560.05 m = 51049.42 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 258.5 at 29.8 knts Storm direction: 288.5 at 22.4 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.4 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 42.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 305.4 neg: -43.6 tot: 261.8 m^2/s^2 ave: 87.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.41 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.0 stream: 4.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 3.93 Bulk Rich Number: 13.68 Bulk Shear: 152.10 m/s